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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and |
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meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends |
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of Jorge Saenz of Elsa, who passed away on February 15, 2011, at the |
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age of 85; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on March 10, 1925, near Rio Grande City, Jorge |
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Saenz was the third of seven sons born to Gregorio and Trinidad |
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Rodriguez Saenz; he left high school as a sophomore to help his |
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parents and siblings but later earned his GED; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Saenz was employed for many years in the |
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plastics industry, working with Texas Plastics and then with |
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Cadillac Products in Detroit before returning to the Lone Star |
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State to serve as a community liaison for the Edcouch-Elsa |
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Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to education, Mr. Saenz attended |
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Pan American University while continuing to make a living and take |
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care of his family; in later years, he enthusiastically supported |
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the efforts of his wife and seven children to obtain their college |
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education at the school, now known as The University of Texas-Pan |
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American; those efforts were honored by the UTPA Alumni Association |
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when it named the Jorge Saenz family as the Distinguished Family of |
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the Year in 1991; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Saenz gave back to his fellow residents as a |
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member of the Hidalgo County Health Clinic board and the Elsa |
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Volunteer Fire Department; in addition, he benefited many area |
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youth, offering his wise counsel, sharing his time with the Boy |
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Scouts and T-ball, and collecting donations to provide lunches to |
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children in need; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Saenz enjoyed the love and |
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support of his wife, Laurentina, and their seven children, Rick, |
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Rolando, Bernard, Jonas, Marco, Sonia, and Dina; and |
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WHEREAS, Jorge Saenz possessed a generosity of spirit that |
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expressed itself in myriad ways, and countless lives were enriched |
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by his warmth and kindness; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Jorge Saenz and |
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extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Laurentina Saenz; to his sons, Jorge Enrique Saenz and his wife, |
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Chriselda, Rolando Saenz and his wife, Gloria, Bernard Saenz and |
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his wife, San Juanita, Jonas Abel Saenz and his wife, Judy, and |
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Marco Antonio Saenz and his wife, Celia; to his daughters, Sonia del |
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Angel and her husband, Jose Antonio, and Dina Vela and her husband, |
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Luis; to his brothers, Erasmo Saenz and his wife, Cande, and Noe |
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Saenz and his wife, Luisa; to his 15 grandchildren; and to his other |
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relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jorge |
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Saenz. |